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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 25, 1995 - Issue 10
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Benzene metabolism in rodent hepatocytes: role of sulphate conjugation

A. Orzechowski Institute of Toxicology, University of Tübingen, D-72074, Tübingen, Germany; Astra Pain Control AB, Drug Metabolism Department, S-15185, Södertälje, Sweden
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L. R. Schwarz GSF-Institute of Toxicology, D-85758, Neuherberg/Munich, Germany
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U. Schwegler GSF-Institute of Toxicology, D-85758, Neuherberg/Munich, Germany
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K. W. Bock Institute of Toxicology, University of Tübingen, D-72074, Tübingen, Germany
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R. Snyder Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EOHSI, Piscataway, NJ, 08855-1179, USA
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D. Schrenk Institute of Toxicology, University of Tübingen, D-72074, Tübingen, Germany
Pages 1093-1102 | Received 20 Apr 1995, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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